DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/27 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 30.5 - - 37.3 - - 41.7 - - 37.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 118 - - 289 - - 160 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2611 - - 3516 - - 5999 - - 46 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2082 - - 3172 - - 4751 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3500 - - 4405 - - 6888 - - 935 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 313 - - 808 - - 794 - - 7662 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 276 - - 411 - - 404 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 15 - - 22 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 352 - - 321 - - 311 - - 323 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 7 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1322 - - 634 - - 1379 - - -4219 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2178 - - 3771 - - 5510 - - 5154 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 824 - - -4431 - - 765 - - -4803 ODpotential blCL - - - 2676 - - 8836 - - 6123 - - 5738 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 82 - - 100 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.5 - - 37.3 - - 41.7 - - 37.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.8 - - 24.4 - - 21.1 - - 19.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.0 - - 36.0 - - 41.0 - - 39.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.8 - - 23.3 - - 20.1 - - 18.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 118 - - 289 - - 160 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2611 - - 3516 - - 5999 - - 46 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 29 - - 99 - - 22 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 96235 30 254 24 248 31 248 33 246 96235 88934 29 252 26 247 25 257 32 272 88934 83351 29 246 31 249 27 270 35 278 83351 78774 22 251 26 242 34 256 31 266 78774 74817 26 276 23 274 32 271 32 284 74817 71315 33 268 38 281 42 282 41 280 71315 68145 30 254 37 271 46 275 43 286 68145 65212 29 274 39 274 47 278 54 283 65212 62509 44 281 43 273 57 276 63 272 62509 59910 52 270 53 273 58 266 65 262 59910 57180 61 274 56 268 60 271 65 268 57180 54316 74 276 66 279 74 275 73 275 54316 51557 85 270 86 277 89 275 86 277 51557 49052 91 269 97 270 98 272 99 276 49052 46791 97 269 99 265 104 273 107 277 46791 44731 101 270 102 268 111 273 115 278 44731 42844 104 270 109 271 117 273 121 278 42844 41108 107 269 118 272 123 273 123 275 41108 39500 115 270 130 272 129 272 122 274 39500 38003 122 272 139 272 132 271 125 276 38003 36611 126 274 141 273 135 272 132 278 36611 35280 128 274 139 273 141 274 138 279 35280 33932 129 272 138 273 143 276 144 281 33932 32535 126 269 136 272 143 276 150 282 32535 31090 122 268 133 269 143 274 151 281 31090 29584 119 267 130 269 142 272 146 281 29584 28004 116 267 128 269 139 272 142 281 28004 26349 116 266 125 268 132 274 141 282 26349 24614 114 264 124 268 127 277 136 286 24614 22804 113 263 118 275 124 279 126 287 22804 20929 112 266 108 278 114 281 118 289 20929 18985 101 276 99 278 105 281 112 291 18985 16964 86 284 93 281 102 286 104 294 16964 14925 66 293 83 291 87 293 78 299 14925 12990 47 279 60 294 64 297 56 301 12990 11242 42 279 41 282 49 303 49 305 11242 9695 35 285 41 271 42 306 42 303 9695 8335 22 275 43 290 37 306 30 297 8335 7135 16 282 35 296 25*303 28 301 7135 6067 13 276 31 302 25*303 27 306 6067 5120 12 274 25*313 24 307 27 312 5120 4284 12*333 17*318 23 309 26 315 4284 3546 15*351 16 320 23 311 26 318 3546 2885 16 352 16 321 22 313 26 320 2885 2300 16 352 15 321 22 314 25 321 2300 1813 15 352 15 321 21 315 24 322 1813 1438 15 352 14 322 20 315 22 323 1438 1181 14 352 13 321 19 316 19 323 1181 1025 13 352 13 322 18 316 16 323 1025 935 11 352 11 321 14 316 11*323 935 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography